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Zimbabwe:
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Other pages in this profile of Zimbabwe:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 12,382,920 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 32 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 37% (male 2,314,527/female 2,270,998) 15-64 years: 59.4% (male 3,704,689/female 3,656,173) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 197,821/female 238,712) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 20.3 years male: 20.2 years female: 20.4 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.568% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 27.38 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 21.7 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 50.58 deaths/1,000 live births male: 53.29 deaths/1,000 live births female: 47.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 39.73 years male: 40.87 years female: 38.55 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.03 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 24.6% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 1.8 million (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 170,000 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis animal contact disease: rabies (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Zimbabwean(s) adjective: Zimbabwean |
Ethnic groups |
Definition African 98% (Shona 82%, Ndebele 14%, other 2%), mixed and Asian 1%, white less than 1% |
Religions |
Definition syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1% |
Languages |
Definition English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write English total population: 90.7% male: 94.2% female: 87.2% (2003 est.) |
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